EU industry chief calls on US to adopt new tech regulations, encourage shared digital market (cbnumy.blogspot.com)
You can now share passwords within your Google family group (www.theverge.com)
My blog cost USD44 a year (merecivilian.com)
Didn’t know VPSs could get that cheap
Online Content Is Disappearing (www.pewresearch.org)
Amazon Kills Shareholder Proposals on Worker Protections and AI Oversight (www.404media.co)
On self-driving, Waymo is playing chess while Tesla plays checkers (arstechnica.com)
De-Google Your Life - Part 1 (piped.video)
Data-Hungry Dating Apps Are Worse Than Ever for Your Privacy | Mozilla privacynotincluded (foundation.mozilla.org)
Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold (www.theverge.com)
The Shiba Inu that inspired Dogecoin crypto and countless memes has died (www.npr.org)
Thanks for the memory, South Korea tells nation's chip makers – now build processors (www.theregister.com)
South Korea’s president has described the global semiconductor industry as “a field where all-out national warfare is underway” as he announced a $19 billion to diversify the nation’s silicon sector.
Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows (www.404media.co)
In exchange for selling them repair parts, Samsung requires independent repair shops to give Samsung the name, contact information, phone identifier, and customer complaint details of everyone who gets their phone repaired at these shops, according to a contract obtained by 404 Media. Stunningly, it also requires these nominally...
Microsoft starts bundling Windows 11 with its 'PC optimizer' app in some regions (www.neowin.net)
PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....
[Broken clocks are still right twice a day] Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for Making Money Over Benefitting Humanity (www.rollingstone.com)
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/9303135...
Google's AI search feature suggested using glue to keep cheese sticking to a pizza (www.businessinsider.com)
How the FBI built its own smartphone company to hack the criminal underworld (www.theverge.com)
A Tribute to Bram Moolenaar, The Maestro Behind Vim Code Editor (stackdiary.com)
Bram Moolenaar, the creator of the widely respected Vim code editor, has passed away at the age of 62. The family announced his passing in a heartfelt Google Groups message on August 5, revealing a sudden progression of a medical condition that had afflicted him.
Semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan can remotely disable their chip-making machines in the event of a Chinese invasion. (www.bloomberg.com)
ASML could brick Taiwan's chipmaking machines in case of uninvited guests (www.theregister.com)
OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game (www.theatlantic.com)
Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack despite new keyless tech (arstechnica.com)
Europe sets benchmark for rest of the world with landmark AI laws (www.reuters.com)
X is the worst social media app for LGBTQ+ people, says new report (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The Mac vs. PC war is back on? (www.theverge.com)
I find it hard to believe that, outside of work computers, many people would be choosing Windows over Mac or Linux, especially is AI is their goal....
Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows (www.404media.co)